A new phase of the United States' bombing campaign in Iran will aim to destroy the country's ability to manufacture ballistic missiles, a significant escalation from targeting existing weapons stockpiles, top Pentagon officials said Thursday The new directive for US forces is to "raze, or level, Iran's ballistic missile industrial base," according to Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the top US commander overseeing the effort
Speaking to reporters at CENTCOM headquarters, Cooper elaborated on the strategic shift. "As we transition to the next phase of this operation, we will systematically dismantle Iran's missile production capability for the future," he stated This move indicates a US strategy focused on permanently degrading Iran's offensive military capacity, rather than just neutralizing its current assets.
The announcement follows several days of intense military action. Since Tuesday, American bomber aircraft have struck over 200 sites across Iran, Cooper reported During the same period, coordinated air and naval strikes have destroyed more than 30 Iranian naval vessels, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' flagship seafaring drone-carrier
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